Melted pressure washer hose, again

[fourjeepin]

Anyone have a good strategy to avoid melting holes in pressure washer hose? I’ve done this twice now and would like to not do it again.

Here’s my machine with its new hose

 

[cjarvis]

Install a 90 deg. elbow at the connection to the pump and turn the hose to the rear?

 

[PCustoms]

Anyone have a good strategy to avoid melting holes in pressure washer hose? I’ve done this twice now and would like to not do it again.

Here’s my machine with its new hose

How are you melting it?

Are you taking it all off the carrier?

Take it off and pull it straight. Set the pump so you don't have the hose wrapped around the exhaust.

Unless I'm missing something. Bu then again I've never melted the hose...

 

[fourjeepin]

How are you melting it?

Are you taking it all off the carrier?

Take it off and pull it straight. Set the pump so you don't have the hose wrapped around the exhaust.

Unless I'm missing something. Bu then again I've never melted the hose...

I end up pulling it against the exhaust. It seems like it only takes a second to melt the outer covering of the hose then it blows out. Though it could be that it is minutes and I just don’t realize it.

 

[PCustoms]

I end up pulling it against the exhaust. It seems like it only takes a second to melt the outer covering of the hose then it blows out. Though it could be that it is minutes and I just don’t realize it.

I can't see how you're bending it that tight...

Sounds like user error in hose routing/pulling

 

[Firebrick43]

Use expanded steel to make a muffler guard with a good space around the original muffler

 

[signcrafter]

I've done it once by pull in the hose and it touched the exhaust. My fault for stretching the hose all the way out and pulling on it.

Maybe look into a hose reel setup. Otherwise as mentioned route it so it can't touch the exhaust.

 

[fourjeepin]

I can't see how you're bending it that tight...

Sounds like user error in hose routing/pulling

It is definitely user error.

 

[charbar]

Ziptie the hose to that upright that it looks like it's touching?

 

[fourjeepin]

Ziptie the hose to that upright that it looks like it's touching?

Good idea. Easy and seems like it would help. i think I’ll add a sleeve of garden or heater hose too.

Use expanded steel to make a muffler guard with a good space around the original muffler

This is more work but also more idiot proof. I think I’ll do this if I melt this new hose.

 

[cjarvis]

User error? Possibly, but I’ve done it myself with mine. It’s easy to do when you’re busy washing things and the pump outlet is close to the exhaust. That’s why I suggested the 90 deg. elbow. It gets the hose routed behind the handle and away from the exh. and makes contact far less likely.

 

[tarmy]

I've done it once by pull in the hose and it touched the exhaust. My fault for stretching the hose all the way out and pulling on it.

Maybe look into a hose reel setup. Otherwise as mentioned route it so it can't touch the exhaust.

Here is your new hose reel set up OP…

Some strategeries on placement of some beefy zip ties should solve the problem.

But, this is GJ and new tools are part of all answers…

 

[NUTTSGT]

Good idea. Easy and seems like it would help. i think I’ll add a sleeve of garden or heater hose too.


This is more work but also more idiot proof. I think I’ll do this if I melt this new hose.

Have any header wrap ?

Honestly, I would change the fitting so the hose goes out the back rather the side.

 

[RTM]

Install a 90 deg. elbow at the connection to the pump and turn the hose to the rear?

Or maybe lower it to the deck height instead of right up by the exhaust. I try to use mine so I'm pullin it forward, so maybe extend it to the front of the deck at the same time?

 

[Rinspeed]

Could fab up a small cage to surround exhaust.

 

[Retired dozer fixer]

Like others have said….Reroute the hose away from your exhaust. Fittings are a lot cheaper than replacing the hose

 

[fourjeepin]

Have any header wrap ?

Honestly, I would change the fitting so the hose goes out the back rather the side.

I don’t have any header wrap. I had headers on my CJ for a lot of years but got tired of replacing gaskets. Plus they probably don’t help much on a low rpm amc motor.

Like others have said….Reroute the hose away from your exhaust. Fittings are a lot cheaper than replacing the hose

I looked but I haven’t found 90 degree fittings for the pressure washer to be very available or inexpensive.

 

[signcrafter]

Google Search

Looks like you can get them for about 30 bucks, cheaper then the last time I bought a hose.

 

[tak1313]

Although I agree it is ALSO user error in that one has to be cognizant of the design and limitations, especially given how close the design makes the hose outlet to the exhaust, but I also think it's sucky of them to design it that way to begin with - like could they not have designed it with the hose outlet pointing in the opposite direction? Is there some kind of design limitation?

I'm not a pro pressure washer user - the only one I had was a Craftsman gas years ago, and I recall the outlet was nowhere near the exhaust of the engine. IIRC the engine was mounted above the pump, and the outlet of the pump was at the front and below the engine (with the engine exhaust being to the side).

 

[Retired dozer fixer]

I don’t have any header wrap. I had headers on my CJ for a lot of years but got tired of replacing gaskets. Plus they probably don’t help much on a low rpm amc motor.


I looked but I haven’t found 90 degree fittings for the pressure washer to be very available or inexpensive.

Go to a hydraulic hose shop. Should be able to find what you need

 

[mike93lx]

Although I agree it is ALSO user error in that one has to be cognizant of the design and limitations, especially given how close the design makes the hose outlet to the exhaust, but I also think it's sucky of them to design it that way to begin with - like could they not have designed it with the hose outlet pointing in the opposite direction? Is there some kind of design limitation?

I'm not a pro pressure washer user - the only one I had was a Craftsman gas years ago, and I recall the outlet was nowhere near the exhaust of the engine. IIRC the engine was mounted above the pump, and the outlet of the pump was at the front and below the engine (with the engine exhaust being to the side).

I doubt there is any engineering going into these cheap tools. It's a few standard parts slapped together in a factory

 

[fourjeepin]

Although I agree it is ALSO user error in that one has to be cognizant of the design and limitations, especially given how close the design makes the hose outlet to the exhaust, but I also think it's sucky of them to design it that way to begin with - like could they not have designed it with the hose outlet pointing in the opposite direction? Is there some kind of design limitation?

I'm not a pro pressure washer user - the only one I had was a Craftsman gas years ago, and I recall the outlet was nowhere near the exhaust of the engine. IIRC the engine was mounted above the pump, and the outlet of the pump was at the front and below the engine (with the engine exhaust being to the side).

My last pressure washer was designed the same way as this one and I agree, it isn’t ideal.

 

[fourjeepin]

Looks like you can get them for about 30 bucks, cheaper then the last time I bought a hose.

thanks. I saw those but they seemed more costly than I expected for an elbow fitting. It made me wonder if I was missing something.

My new hose cost about that but the fitting might be worth it. I would like to avoid the inconvenience and aggravation of stopping to go buy a new hose in the middle of the job again.